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13-MAY-2009

13 MAY 09 THE EAGLE & THE CROW IN A "DOGFIGHT"

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The resident male eagle at the botanical gardens took off for some exercise & maybe a fish dinner
He wasn't gone long before he was harassed by a crow.

Right before he got back to the nesting tree, he'd had just about enough of the aggravator & turned his head upward to give a warning bite




Canon EOS 40D
1/1000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso500 full exif

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David Mingay26-May-2009 18:34
We see crows chasing buzzards quite often around here. Never got a shot yet. But an eagle, wow, brave crow!
Guest 21-May-2009 04:30
Very impressive! And the one who looks to be taking over is the little one.
Dave Hein17-May-2009 22:01
There are some interesting aerodynamic elements in play here! Nice shots.
KarenWorden 17-May-2009 16:43
Amazing photography, Pete. You are the best.
Thanks for sharing. Karen
carol j. phipps15-May-2009 17:04
Excellent capture of the drama!
Dan Chusid15-May-2009 07:11
"Don't crowd me smallfry!"
Knox O15-May-2009 05:22
Super shot!
cits_4_pets15-May-2009 04:57
Great series! v
Inga Morozoff15-May-2009 01:28
I've seen crows going after the Osprey and Eagles in my parts as well. They sure can be a nuisance. Reports are that they've raided the Osprey nest. ;-(
Timothy Guenther15-May-2009 00:40
Awesome shot!!!
Nancy Lobaugh14-May-2009 23:13
synchronized sailing!!
great catch!
Guest 14-May-2009 22:06
piggyback ride
Maaike Huizer14-May-2009 21:16
Good catch
Phillip Normanton14-May-2009 21:04
Cool catch!!!
J. Scott Coile14-May-2009 20:58
Amazing to watch. Annoying to be the chased!
Máire Uí Mhaicín14-May-2009 19:50
Excellent sequence and capture.
Mairéad14-May-2009 18:50
Excellent capture. V
monica memoli14-May-2009 18:33
Good job. v
Jeff Lobaugh14-May-2009 17:52
Wonderful capture!!
Stewart Mitchell14-May-2009 17:51
Super action shots...guess he gave the crow some direction!!
Robin Barrow 14-May-2009 17:48
AWESOME PICTURE!!!
Norbert Fortelny14-May-2009 17:38
Fantastic catch!
Laryl14-May-2009 17:00
wow.. what an experience to watch!
Guest 14-May-2009 17:00
Awesome picture
Subrata Basu14-May-2009 03:55
Fantastic capture. Looks like the crow is riding on the eagle's back.
Cindi Smith14-May-2009 03:07
Awesome capture! Wow! One of those one in a million shots! V
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